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October 30, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ryder takes over local firm Ascent Logistics
    [SINGAPORE] As a sign of consolidation in the local logistics industry, US-based multinational Ryder System Inc has acquired homegrown supply chain company Ascent Logistics.
  • M'sian ports will gain from Li Ka-shing's interest
  • PSA to develop, operate container terminal in Brunei
  • Hutchison to develop new box terminal in UK
  • Evergreen in LT row, expansion continues
  • Ship sales
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China's airlines quick to talk merger but slow to act
    [SHANGHAI] Despite a flurry of merger announcements in China's fragmented aviation industry since regulators urged consolidation, analysts say real progress in building strong carrier groups is still about two years away.
  • BA to resume Concorde flights in April next year
  • Qatar Air seeks loan to buy 6 Airbus jets

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ryder takes over local firm Ascent Logistics
    [SINGAPORE] As a sign of consolidation in the local logistics industry, US-based multinational Ryder System Inc has acquired homegrown supply chain company Ascent Logistics.
  • M'sian ports will gain from Li Ka-shing's interest
  • PSA to develop, operate container terminal in Brunei
  • Hutchison to develop new box terminal in UK
  • Evergreen in LT row, expansion continues
  • Ship sales
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China's airlines quick to talk merger but slow to act
    [SHANGHAI] Despite a flurry of merger announcements in China's fragmented aviation industry since regulators urged consolidation, analysts say real progress in building strong carrier groups is still about two years away.
  • BA to resume Concorde flights in April next year
  • Qatar Air seeks loan to buy 6 Airbus jets

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • AAEI names John P. Simpson president
    The deputy assistant secretary for tariff and trade enforcement at Treasury will work to increase the group's advocacy role and member involvement.
  • Britain weighs tax cuts on fuel to assuage truckers
    The U.K. government is under mounting pressure to pledge tax cuts for truckers next week to avert a repeat of the blockades and slowdowns that paralyzed the country last month during Europe-wide protests over high fuel prices.
  • Port of Baltimore signs distribution agreement with Finnish paper manufacturers
  • AMR Research reports IT spending to rise 5% next year
  • China Shipping opens regional sales office in Houston
  • Containers pile up in Montreal as truckers protest for fifth day
  • TMM sinks into the red, despite gains in revenue
  • Mississippi River container hub takes step toward funding
  • American Airlines Cargo announces digital business partners
  • Jamaica looks to build a maritime foundation around new registry
  • FedEx Express inaugurates new bonded warehouse and station in Bermuda
  • Belgian logistics provider opens subsidiary in Bangladesh

Sched Netweb site
  • Gemartrans agency change
  • Far East, Middle East EBS
  • Exel and UPS pass driving test
  • Hutchison to develop major Container facility at Harwich
  • Canook connections to Shanghai
  • Aviation industry getting B2B busy
  • Mercator solutions
  • FedEx Ground opens new hub

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2000
  • EC action against Hutchison and the Port of Rotterdam
  • Hutchison might become too powerful
  • American to 'consider' United/US Airways merger
  • Paris works on third airport
  • Airlines and aerospace manufacturers in B2B place
  • Europort Logistics builds new center in Antwerp

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI Board asks govt to decide on trifurcation
  • m. v. Johana sets new container handling record at KPT
  • Evergreen improves links between India, S. Africa & S. America
  • Now, a Website for fruits
  • DEPB rates for picture tubes in for revision
  • Exporters list hurdles to comply with compulsory barcoding
  • CII panel to study possible impact of trade with China
  • INRO seeks fresh bids for its rubber stocks
  • Concor declares highest-ever dividend of 55 per cent
  • Concor launches Consea LCL direct service-Ex ICD-Hyderabad to CFS-Mulund, D'Node
  • Trade surplus with Germany likely to touch DM 9 billion
  • Positive trend in exports to US, S-E Asian region
  • IMO seeks wider powers
  • State lowers duty on captive power consumption
  • WTO panel ruling to benefit seafood exporters
  • Assocham call for rationalisation of indirect taxes
  • Hazira LNG floats 2 investment vehicles to lure FDI

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2000
  • Gibraltar to look at bunkering code of practice
  • Slim hopes for more marine fuels from Nigeria
  • Brazilian bunker prices off by $3 today
  • Market eyes OPEC's Monday decision
  • Company updates
  • Venezuela: Supplier gives up on price indications
  • High demand in New York
  • IFO180 down by $40 in Montreal, IFO380 returns
  • Prices lower in Houston and New Orleans
  • Vancouver, Seattle and Portland market review
  • Steady demand in Los Angeles and San Francisco
  • Busy in Chile, MGO tight in Ecuador
  • Panama: Some barge congestion

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2000
  • $110 million financing for FGH
    Friede Goldman Halter, Inc today announced that it had completed a $110 million financing arrangement. The financing is a three-year commitment that includes a $70 million line of credit and a $40 million term loan.
  • Rolls-Royce, Northrop Grumman, and DCN team to produce new marine gas turbine
    Northrop Grumman and Rolls-Royce have signed an agreement with the French marine engineering company Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) to market and produce the WR-21 marine gas turbine.

Traffic Worldweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2000
  • Atlantic Consolidation
  • Atlas Posts Record Income
  • Emery Posts Loss for Quarter
  • UPS Soars in Third Quarter
  • Penske Captures Saturn Contract
  • Cargoreservations.com Goes Live

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Class societies get last chance warning
    CLASS societies with poor reputations increasingly face being sidelined as the maritime industry takes tougher action to improve safety standards, a leading marine expert warned.
  • Neptune rising with first new ships deal
    GREECE'S Neptune Lines, the expanding Mediterranean car carrier operator, has broken new ground with an order for a series of up to four vehicle carriers from a Spanish shipbuilder.
  • Aker sale may scupper merger
    PROSPECTS of an oil-and-gas alliance between Aker Maritime and Kvaerner could evaporate today, pending a sale announcement on Aker Maritime's deepwater activities to French subsea oilfield service group Coflexip Stena Offshore.
  • Shell signs record China oil plant joint venture
    A $4.05bn contract signed between oil giants Shell Chemicals and China National Offshore Oil Corporation marks the biggest ever joint venture in China.
  • ABS under fire over $10m ruling
    US classification society the American Bureau of Shipping has been accused of being in default over payment of a $10m judgment made against it in July by lawyers representing the owner of the yacht Tag Heuer.
  • Rival bidders in running to buy Scandlines
    GERMAN-Danish ferry operator Scandlines AG is up for sale, with Hamburg businessman Horst Rahe reportedly offering to pay Dm800m to buy the group.
  • Cruising for a bruising
    Taking a cruise can be a risky thing. It is not that any passenger boarding a new super liner need have any fears for safety.
  • Exports surge as St Petersburg plans ahead
    GROWTH in Russian exports, and a rise in ocean carrier rates, have combined to boost cargo flow through St Petersburg port by 10% to September 30, the port marketing director told Lloyd's List. In the first nine months, the port processed just under 14m tons.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2000
  • Litton Maritime sale under review
  • ECT owners given EC deadline
  • Fred in the red
  • Japan yards plan dot.com exchange
  • If is on the up
  • Japan backs EU builders
  • Manila attracts prospective bids
  • German yards get more aid
  • Barcelona blockaded again
  • IMB calls for tracking systems
  • 'Work-at-home' wharfies idea mooted
  • CPR bids to improve grain handling
  • NZ guarded on US sheep bonanza
  • Asia 'to take 30% of sea trade'
  • Troubled Tandanor up for sale

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
OCTOBER 27, 2000
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines à la recherche de nouveaux hubs en Europe
    Un an et demi après la fusion, l’armement Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines se porte bien, les résultats sont plus que satisfaisants. “Nous avons respecté le timing prévu”, a dit Ingar Skaug, président et CEO de la nouvelle compagnie lors d’un face à la presse donné mercredi dernier au QG du partenaire Wilhelmsen à Oslo, réunion à laquelle participaient plusieurs cadres impliqués, notamment Richard H Lawson, président de la division Inland Logistics, et E. Maurissen, managing director Belgian Branch qui gère le terminal de Zeebrugge.
  • ABX va acquérir Testud et Delagnes (via Dubois)
    Après le rachat de Dubois au début de cette année, ABX Logistics a annoncé jeudi à Paris le rachat de deux sociétés supplémentaires en France: Testud et Dealgnes. Ces acquisitions sont destinées à compléter la couverture de l’Hexagone en messagerie, Dubois n’arrivant à desservir de manière finement maillée que 50% du territoire. Ces deux entreprises de messagerie régionale couvrent le Sud-Est et le Centre-Ouest d’une part, et le Sud-Ouest de l’autre. Cinq sociétés devraient suivre dans les tous prochains jours. Par ailleurs, la direction de Dubois a annoncé lors de la conférence de presse que cette société s’appellera désormais ABX Logistics France. La filiale française d’ABX a l’intention de devenir un des trois plus grands réseaux de messagerie en France.
  • TAB nouvel opérateur rail/route en France
    Lors de la dernière édition SITL (Semaine Internationale du Transport & de la Logistique), la société TAB (Transports Auto Brunier) annonçait pour le 1er septembre l’ouverture d’une ligne quotidienne France/Italie en combiné rail/route. L’échéance initiale n’a pas été tenue pour des raisons diverses, mais le service démarre aujourd’hui. Deux caractéristiques importantes méritent d’être notées. D’une part, c’est en réalité le grand groupe Vivendi qui se lance sur ce marché. D’autre part, la SNCF (chemins de fer français) pourrait bien avoir des explications à fournir aux instances de Bruxelles.
  • De lourdes amendes planent au-dessus de Hutchinson et de l’Entreprise portuaire de Rotterdam
    La Commission européenne prépare des mesures contre Hutchinson et l’Entreprise portuaire communale de Rotterdam (GHR) pour ne pas avoir signalé à Bruxelles la reprise d’Europe Combined Terminals (ECT). Cette opération est obligatoire conformément à l’ordonance de concentration de l’UE. Cette ordonance offre la possibilité à la Commission d’imposer de lourdes amendes dans le cas où des parties omettent de signaler une concentration aux autorités européennes ou mettent en place une concentration sans l’approbation de la Commission.

Marine Linkweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Halter Lays Keel For PCTC
Breaking News
  • Aker Maritime Reportedly To Sell Subsea Ops
  • Kvaerner Appoints Smith VP Business Development

Marine Linkweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Halter Lays Keel For PCTC
Breaking News
  • Aker Maritime Reportedly To Sell Subsea Ops
  • Kvaerner Appoints Smith VP Business Development

TradeWindsweb site
  • Cosco (HK) exercises handymax options
    Hong Kong's largest ship owner has contracted further bulker newbuildings in Japan.
  • Lifeboat tragedy in Vancouver
    Three crewmen were killed when a lifeboat drill went tragically wrong.
  • UK Club sets 7.5% rate hike
    The largest of the P&I clubs decided on a lower than expected general increase as it elected Aleco Kairis (right) as chairman in succession to Nils-Gustaf Palmgren.
  • Losses narrow at Lisnave
    The Portuguese shipyard's nine-month results show an improvement from last year, but the company is still losing money.
  • Safari service to survive resignation of P&O Nedlloyd
    Safmarine and Maersk Sealand will continue the Safari container service between South Africa and Asia without P&O Nedlloyd, which is leaving in April.
  • Evergreen plans bond issue
    The Taiwanese liner giant plans to raise fresh funds to meet long-term capital needs and to repay debt.
  • Odfjell hires ex Jo Tankers chief
    Norwegian chemical tanker operator Odfjell is getting a new operations manager who is no stranger to the business.
  • TMM upbeat despite losses
    Mexico's shipping, ports and rail group Transportacion Maritima Mexicano has dipped into the red, but debt restructuring and a new chemical tanker contract should boost results in the long term.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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